Author Topic: Front brake caliper bolt head rounded off!  (Read 4747 times)

Offline X4MGS

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Re: Front brake caliper bolt head rounded off!
« Reply #10 on: 05 October 2011, 19:10 »
what i usualy end up doing:

cut the rubber bits,
heat up the bolt with a blow torch,
smack in a splined torx bit into the hole, or a socket over the whole bolt.

brute force it out.

+ 1 We used an E18 socket & WD40 - I think....

GSF have the bolts for penny's...

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I would say put New bolts on every time you fit pads!! Save any agro later!!


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Re: Front brake caliper bolt head rounded off!
« Reply #11 on: 11 October 2011, 12:02 »
Yup, mine rounded years ago, used a deep 12mm socket, hammered it on, then  got new bolts from GSF, which actually seemed to weather better than the genuine ones.
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Re: Front brake caliper bolt head rounded off!
« Reply #12 on: 11 October 2011, 17:03 »
what i usualy end up doing:

cut the rubber bits,
heat up the bolt with a blow torch,
smack in a splined torx bit into the hole, or a socket over the whole bolt.

brute force it out.

+ 1 We used an E18 socket & WD40 - I think....

GSF have the bolts for penny's...

Copperslipped in now!!

I would say put New bolts on every time you fit pads!! Save any agro later!!



Good solid advice there.
The problem is people overtighten the bolts in the first place.
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Re: Front brake caliper bolt head rounded off!
« Reply #13 on: 14 October 2011, 10:08 »
+1 for Irwin's great bit of kit

A decent set of Stilton also do great work, or a small chisel and big hammer  :grin:

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Re: Front brake caliper bolt head rounded off!
« Reply #14 on: 14 October 2011, 16:35 »
+1 for Irwin's great bit of kit

A decent set of Stilton also do great work, or a small chisel and big hammer  :grin:

Can't see Stilton Cheese doing much to remove a bolt -  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Re: Front brake caliper bolt head rounded off!
« Reply #15 on: 15 October 2011, 03:07 »
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Re: Front brake caliper bolt head rounded off!
« Reply #16 on: 25 October 2011, 20:13 »